Su Qingjin, a modern government official, transmigrates into the body of a mistreated illegitimate daughter in a ministerial household.
Her stepmother plots against her, her legitimate elder sister steals her name, and an appalling marriage contract threatens to drag her into a living hell.
Trapped within the inner quarters, she refuses to suffer the original girl’s fate. With a cool head, she breaks through the traps of household intrigue and makes her mark among the noble young ladies.
One rainy night, she crosses paths with the Seventh Prince, Xie Heci, and is drawn into his game of strategy.
Everyone says he is mad and sinister. Little do they know that he has endured for ten years, bears a blood feud against those who destroyed his family, and secretly controls the empire’s intelligence network.
From wary allies to confidants who entrust each other with their lives.
Household schemes, poetry gatherings, wrongful convictions, military coups, and struggles for power at court follow one after another.
She refuses to enter the imperial harem as anyone’s subordinate. With her knowledge and compassion, she brings relief to refugees and reforms corrupt policies.
He purges treacherous officials and quells internal strife. Breaking through the constraints of court and courtly propriety, he offers her the empire as his betrothal gift and promises they will rule the world side by side.
